diff --git a/update_mad.sh b/update_mad.sh
index aacb8bc..6d4de71 100644
--- a/update_mad.sh
+++ b/update_mad.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,17 @@ get_pd_user(){
 user=$(awk -F'>' '/auth_username/{print $2}' "$pdconf"|awk -F'<' '{print $1}')
 pass=$(awk -F'>' '/auth_password/{print $2}' "$pdconf"|awk -F'<' '{print $1}')
 if [[ "$user" ]] ;then
- printf "-u $user:$pass"
+  # decode xml entities in pass (thx to WinEunuuchs2Unix: https://stackoverflow.com/a/43058947)
+  pass="${pass//&nbsp;/ }"
+  pass="${pass//&amp;/&}"
+  pass="${pass//&lt;/<}"
+  pass="${pass//&gt;/>}"
+  pass="${pass//&quot;/'"'}"
+  pass="${pass//&#39;/"'"}"
+  pass="${pass//&ldquo;/'"'}" # TODO: ASCII/ISO for opening quote
+  pass="${pass//&rdquo;/'"'}" # TODO: ASCII/ISO for closing quote
+
+  printf %s "-u $user:$pass"
 fi
 }
 
@@ -75,7 +85,7 @@ cast_alohomora(){
 #update rgc using the wizard
 pserver=$(grep -v raw "$pdconf"|awk -F'>' '/post_destination/{print $2}'|awk -F'<' '{print $1}')
 origin=$(awk -F'>' '/post_origin/{print $2}' "$pdconf"|awk -F'<' '{print $1}')
-newver="$(curl -s -L $(get_pd_user) -H "origin: $origin" "$pserver/mad_apk/rgc/noarch")"
+newver="$(curl -s -k -L $(get_pd_user) -H "origin: $origin" "$pserver/mad_apk/rgc/noarch")"
 installedver="$(dumpsys package de.grennith.rgc.remotegpscontroller 2>/dev/null|awk -F'=' '/versionName/{print $2}'|head -n1)"
 if checkupdate "$newver" "$installedver" ;then
  echo "updating RGC..."
@@ -93,7 +103,7 @@ cast_imperius(){
 #update pogodroid using the wizard
 pserver=$(grep -v raw "$pdconf"|awk -F'>' '/post_destination/{print $2}'|awk -F'<' '{print $1}')
 origin=$(awk -F'>' '/post_origin/{print $2}' "$pdconf"|awk -F'<' '{print $1}')
-newver="$(curl -s -L $(get_pd_user) -H "origin: $origin" "$pserver/mad_apk/pogodroid/noarch")"
+newver="$(curl -s -k -L $(get_pd_user) -H "origin: $origin" "$pserver/mad_apk/pogodroid/noarch")"
 installedver="$(dumpsys package com.mad.pogodroid|awk -F'=' '/versionName/{print $2}'|head -n1)"
 if checkupdate "$newver" "$installedver" ;then
  echo "updating pogodroid..."
@@ -110,7 +120,7 @@ reboot=1
 update_pokemon(){
 pserver=$(grep -v raw "$pdconf"|awk -F'>' '/post_destination/{print $2}'|awk -F'<' '{print $1}')
 origin=$(awk -F'>' '/post_origin/{print $2}' "$pdconf"|awk -F'<' '{print $1}')
-newver="$(curl -s -L $(get_pd_user) -H "origin: $origin" "$pserver/mad_apk/pogo/armeabi-v7a")"
+newver="$(curl -s -k -L $(get_pd_user) -H "origin: $origin" "$pserver/mad_apk/pogo/armeabi-v7a")"
 installedver="$(dumpsys package com.nianticlabs.pokemongo|awk -F'=' '/versionName/{print $2}')"
 [[ "$newver" == "$installedver" ]] && unset UpdatePoGo && echo "The madmin wizard has version $newver and so do we, doing nothing." && return 0
 [[ "$newver" == "" ]] && unset UpdatePoGo && echo "The madmin wizard has no pogo in its system apks, or your pogodroid is not configured" && return 1